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Kim Wexler
Kim Wexler (Kimberly Wexler) is the fictional lawyer played by Rhea Seehorn in AMC's Better Call Saul, created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. An HHM mailroom alumna and Jimmy McGill's partner, she rises to Schweikart & Cokely senior partner, earns two Emmy nominations for Seehorn, and ends disbarred after Jimmy's 86-year sentence.
Kim Whanki
Kim Whanki (김환기; 1913–1974) was a Korean painter regarded as a pioneer of Korean abstract art, best known for bringing the moon jar into pure abstraction.
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde, born Kim Smith in 1960, is an English pop singer known for "Kids in America" and the chart-topping "You Keep Me Hangin' On".
Kim Won Gi
Kim Won Gi (김원기, 1962-2017), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler; won 1984 Los Angeles Olympic featherweight gold, Korea's first gold there; 1988 flagbearer; distinct from runner Kim Wan-Gi and judoka Kim Won-Jin.
Kim Won-bong
Kim Won-bong (김원봉; hanja 金元鳳, 1898–1958) was a Korean independence activist who founded the Uiyoldan in 1919, commanded the Korean Volunteer Corps in China, and was purged in North Korea in 1958.
Kim Woo-bin (김우빈)
Kim Woo-bin (김우빈, birth name Kim Hyun-joong 김현중, born 1989, Seoul) is a South Korean actor and former runway model known for School 2013, The Heirs, and his 2017 cancer recovery and Netflix return.
Kim Woo-jin (musician)
Kim Woo-jin (김우진), known as Woojin, is a South Korean singer and actor, a former Stray Kids main vocalist who debuted as a soloist in 2021.
Kim Woo-seok (김우석) (singer)
Kim Woo-seok (김우석, Kim Wooseok), born 1996 in Daejeon, is a South Korean singer and actor: UP10TION's Wooshin, Produce X 101 runner-up, X1 member, solo DESIRE-series artist, and Night Has Come actor.
Kim Woo-sung (김우성) (singer)
Kim Woo-sung (김우성), known as Woosung or Sammy, is a Korean-American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist of indie rock band The Rose (debut 2017, "Sorry"), and a solo artist with WOLF, GENRE, and MOTH on his label Woolfpack.
Kim Woodburn
Kim Woodburn (Patricia Mary McKenzie, 1942-2025), English cleaner and TV personality, co-hosted Channel 4's How Clean Is Your House? with Aggie MacKenzie (2003-09), then appeared on I'm a Celebrity and Celebrity Big Brother.
Kim Ye Jin
Kim Ye Jin (김예진), born 1999 in Seoul, is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the women's 3,000 m relay at PyeongChang 2018 and at the 2018 Montréal Worlds; distinct from the handball, basketball, and shooting athletes of similar name.
Kim Ye-ji (김예지) (sport shooter)
Kim Ye-ji (김예지), born 1992, South Korean pistol shooter; Paris 2024 silver in 10m air pistol, 2024 Baku World Cup 25m pistol gold with world record; viral 'assassin' fame, BBC 100 Women 2024, later acting and motherhood break.
Kim Yeon-koung (김연경)
Kim Yeon-koung (김연경, born 1988), South Korean outside hitter and national team captain; London 2012 Olympic MVP with a record 207 points; played in Korea, Japan, Turkey, China; later AVC ambassador and KYK Foundation founder.
Kim Yeong Ho
Kim Yeong Ho (김영호, born 1971, Nonsan) is a South Korean foil fencer; Olympic gold medalist in men's individual foil at Sydney 2000, with World Championship and Asian Games medals.
Kim Yeong Nam
Kim Yeong Nam (김영남) names two South Korean Olympians: a Greco-Roman wrestler, born 1960, who won 1988 Seoul welterweight gold, and a diver who medaled at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Asian Games.
Kim Yo-han
Kim Yo-han (김요한, born 1999) is a South Korean singer-actor: Produce X 101 winner, former X1 center, WEi member under OUI Entertainment, and KBS/SBS award-winning actor; distinct from the 1994-born actor of the same name.
Kim Yong
Kim Yong (died 1363) was a Goryeo civil official and favorite of King Gongmin who sent followers to assassinate the king in 1363 and was executed.
Kim Yong-hyun (김용현)
Kim Yong-hyun (김용현, 金龍顯), born 1959, retired ROK Army lieutenant general, Yoon Suk Yeol confidant, Presidential Security Service chief and 50th defense minister; first arrested and indicted official in the 3 December 2024 martial law insurrection case.
Kim Yong-nam (김영남)
Kim Yong-nam (김영남, 1928–2025) was a North Korean career diplomat, foreign minister 1983–1998, and nominal head of state as SPA Presidium president 1998–2019; led the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic delegation.
Kim Yoo-jung (김유정)
Kim Yoo-jung (김유정), also romanized Kim Yu-jeong, names a South Korean actress born 1999 who debuted in 2003 and starred in Moon Lovers-era dramas, My Demon, Dear X, and 100 Days of Deception, distinct from the famous short-story writer of the same name.
Kim Yoo-yeon (김유연) (singer)
Kim Yoo-yeon (김유연), YooYeon, S5 of K-pop group tripleS under Modhaus; born 2001 in Seoul, Ewha Womans University science education student, My Teenage Girl eighth-place finisher, leader of Acid Angel from Asia and EVOLution.
Kim Yoon-seok (김윤석)
Kim Yoon-seok, also known as Kim Yun-seok (김윤석), is a South Korean actor and director born in 1968, acclaimed for thrillers like The Chaser and The Yellow Sea.
Kim Yoon-woo
Kim Yoon-woo (김윤우), born 2000, is a South Korean actor who debuted in the 2021 Netflix film Sweet & Sour and won the 2023 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor for playing Ryang-eum in My Dearest.
Kim Young-dae (김영대)
Kim Young-dae (김영대), born 1996 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor under Outer Korea who left Fudan University to act, known for The Penthouse, Shooting Stars, The Forbidden Marriage, and No Gain No Love.
Kim Young-ha
Kim Young-ha (김영하, born 1968) is a South Korean novelist and essayist, known for I Have the Right to Destroy Myself and Diary of a Murderer.
Kim Young-jin
Kim Young-jin is a three-term South Korean Democratic Party politician who chairs the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, representing Suwon in Gyeonggi Province.
Kim Young-kwang (김영광) (actor)
Kim Young-kwang (김영광, Kim Yeonggwang), born 1987 in Incheon, is a South Korean actor and former Dior Homme runway model. Breakout in Good Doctor (2013), Baeksang Best New Actor for On Your Wedding Day, villain roles in Somebody and Trigger.
Kim Young-sam (김영삼)
Kim Young-sam (김영삼, 1927–2015), South Korea's 14th president (1993–1998) and first civilian head of state since 1961: lifelong democracy activist, purged the Hanahoe, introduced the 1993 financial real-name system, prosecuted Chun and Roh, and accepted a $58 billion IMF bailout in 1997.
Kim Yu Jin
Kim Yu Jin (김유진), born 2000, South Korean taekwondo fighter in women's -57 kg; won gold at Paris 2024 Olympics as world No. 24, fourth Korean champion in the class, silver at 2025 Worlds.
Kim Yu-sin
Kim Yu-sin (김유신, 595–673) was a Silla general and aristocrat, descended from the Gaya royal house, who directed the wars unifying Korea and was later honored as King Heungmu.